ATCOM

Established 1989

Software subcontracting, backed by decades of experience.

Atcom Computer Services builds and maintains software for agencies, product teams and businesses that need dependable extra capacity, from legacy systems to modern web, mobile and AI.

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A business that keeps reinventing itself

Atcom was founded in 1989 in Randburg, Gauteng, and moved to Howick in 2018. The technology has changed completely since then, and so has the business. We have moved with it each time, picking up new languages, platforms and ways of working while keeping the lessons of the old ones.

Today Atcom is a software subcontracting company, and since 2022 a partner of Appinlet. We slot into your project, build to your standards and deliver, and we can read and fix the old code as comfortably as we write the new.

Our journey

  1. 1989

    Atcom begins in Randburg

    Founded in Randburg, Gauteng, in the days of MS-DOS and the Apple II, supplying and supporting business computing.

  2. When networking began

    Serial links, coax and Ethernet

    We were there as networking arrived, from serial networks and coax to RJ45 and Ethernet.

  3. 1995

    First web server, atcom.co.za registered

    Atcom hosted its first web server over ISDN and registered atcom.co.za.

  4. Desktop, database & web

    Paradox, Visual Basic, MSSQL, ColdFusion, C# and ASPX

    Business systems and web applications across the Windows 3.1 to Windows 11 years, built on the Microsoft stack and ColdFusion.

  5. 2018

    Moved to Howick

    Atcom relocated from Gauteng to Howick, where it is based today.

  6. 2022

    Partnered with Appinlet

    Joined forces with Appinlet, building with PHP, Flutter and Laravel Nova.

  7. Today

    Web, mobile and AI

    Modern frameworks, mobile apps, e-commerce platforms and AI-assisted development, always staying current with what clients need next.

What we work with

Experience across the stacks our clients actually run, old and new.

Modern development

  • Flutter
  • Dart
  • Laravel
  • Laravel Nova
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • Vue
  • HTML & CSS
  • UX / UI prototyping

E-commerce & platforms

  • Magento
  • PrestaShop
  • OpenCart
  • Shopify
  • WordPress
  • Odoo
  • Payment gateway integrations

AI

  • AI-assisted development
  • LLM integrations
  • Workflow automation

Legacy & heritage

  • Visual Basic
  • MSSQL
  • C#
  • Paradox
  • ColdFusion
  • ASPX

Maintaining, rescuing and migrating older systems is part of the job.

Operating systems

  • MS-DOS
  • Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
  • Apple II to MacBook M1

Infrastructure & networking

  • Serial networks
  • Coax
  • RJ45 & Ethernet
  • Web hosting since 1995
  • VMware
  • Hypervisors
  • Docker

How we work

1

Plug into your team

We work inside your repositories, tools and process, and follow your conventions.

2

Deliver reliably

Clear scope, steady communication and work that is finished properly, not rushed.

3

Stay for the long run

Ongoing maintenance and support once the project is live, for as long as you need it.

Richard Atkinson

CEO

Over 35 years running his own IT company, with experience in hardware installation and software commissioning. Richard now specialises in software design and development.

Need an extra pair of experienced hands?

Tell us about your project and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.

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Howick, South Africa